IncGamers: We all know about big-budget development. We’ve got no choice, the publishers and studios working on the most expensive games do their best to make sure we’re bombarded into apathy by their info/asset/press release machines.
So, today we thought we’d take a step back and concentrate on a game and a developer that couldn’t be more different. Pawel Mogila is an indie-developer working on PC horror-platformer Grimind. Pawel works on the game by himself and is trying to do so on “zero budget” – building every element himself, or accepting free work submitted by his friends.
Hardcore Gamer The Tiny Mix bundle offers up a lot of stuff for a fair price. For $1, you can get Sylvia - Act 1, Hexcells Plus, and Postal. $5 gets you Poof, ANGVIK, Beyond: Lord of Twilight, Ethan: Meteor Hunter, Gravi, Truck Racer, and Grimind.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken gives you some shooting action for only $2.50, while the poingnant platformer Thomas Was Alone is only $5. That may not be the cheapest price available for it historically, but if you haven't played the game, you really should. Beyond offering up some challenging, but never frustrating puzzle-platforming, it also delves into topics like companionship you don't normally see covered in a game. If you love highly-artistic games, then the 2D physics-based platformer Grimind is only $5.
Thomas was Alone is a pretty neat title. You can play a little and comeback whenever. Funny narrative.
Playing Grimind was a lot like having a rapid series of mood swings in my adolescent days; shifting rapidly between frustration, mild terror, smug confidence, and everything in between. It doesn’t always make for a good experience, however Grimind managed not to piss me off too much and overwrite its enjoyability.
